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Tabular crystal of'andorite with several terminations and typical striations. One side has a slight beige coating, of cervantite or stibiconite.
Specimen from the November 2004 discovery made at the San José mine, Oruro, Cerdaco province, Bolivia.
It measures 1.6 cm wide by 1.4 cm high and 0.5 cm thick.

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Piece presenting a pink matrix of rhodochrosite topped with calcite finely crystallized white, then crystals of tetrahedrites measuring up to 8 mm.
It comes from the Boldut mine, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania.
Specimen measuring 7 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 191 grams.

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Very beautiful group of two helix ramondi on gangue, epigenized in lussatite blueish.
Piece without restorations, reactive to short UV.
These rare fossil snails transformed into opal come from Dallet, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.
This specimen measures 7.4 cm long by 6.9 cm wide and 4.8 cm thick, the snails 23 mm and 20 mm in diameter.
Weight of 271 grams.

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Natural presentation for this quartz carried by sphalerite var. cleophane.
Typical piece from the Madan mining sector, Smolyan province, Bulgaria.
It measures 7.4 cm long by 4 cm high and 2.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 72 grams.

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Fluorite with light purple crystals and a green heart, partially covered with quartz and pyrite spherical.
This aesthetic piece comes from the El Hamman mine, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco.
It measures 9.3cm wide by 6.1cm high and 5.2cm, weighing 383 grams.
Note a discreet lack on the left periphery of the sample.

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Fluorite lavender in color, crystallized on both sides. It features several fluorite crystals known as "lighter" and galena.
Piece from the Greenlaws mine, Daddry Shield, Weardale, County Durham, England.
It measures 12.2 cm long by 7.7 cm wide and 5.1 cm at its thickest.
Weight of 515 grams.

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Crystals of gypsum var. selenite, with a beautiful shine, on a porphyry gangue.
This piece comes from the municipality of Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
It measures 7.1 cm long by 4.9 cm wide and 4.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 142 grams.

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Crystals ofamethyst light purple, with a main crystal of 5.8 cm.
This piece comes from Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, in Mexico.
It measures 5.8 cm long by 3.8 cm wide and 1.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 29 grams.

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Piece of fine crystals of baryte grey on fluorite slightly frosted, all sprinkled with pyrite.
It comes from the Rossignol mine in Chaillac, Indre, France.
Specimen measuring 10.6 cm long by 5.9 cm wide and 4.1 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 390 grams.

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Baryte with tabular crystals covered with orange ferric oxides.
It comes from the Redoutières mine, Chaillac, Indre, France. This mine closed in 2006.
Sample measuring 6.6 cm long by 6.5 cm wide and 4.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 260 grams.

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Rare sample ofaurichalcite with a fine over-crystallization ofhemimorphite.
It comes from the Malines mine, Saint Laurent le Minier, Gard, France.
This specimen measures 4.2 cm long by 2.8 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 20 grams.

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Very shiny sample of crystals of gem baryte resting on a fine crystallization of pyrite.
It comes from the Malines mine, Saint Laurent le Minier, Gard, France.
This specimen measures 7.2 cm long by 4.7 cm wide and 3.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 125 grams.

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Sample of tabular baryte with a few minor shocks not spoiling the aesthetics of the piece.
It comes from the Malines mine, Saint Laurent le Minier, Gard, France.
This baryte measures 10 cm long by 7.5 cm high and 5.2 cm thick.
Its weight is 478 grams.

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Partial cube of green fluorite, covered with a fine crystallization of quartz, embedded in blades of baryte.
Piece from the Fontsante mine, Tanneron, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
It measures 6.7 cm long by 4.6 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 161 grams.

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Fluorite blue green covered with small pyrite flies and with barite at the back.
Piece from the Fontsante mine, Tanneron, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
It measures 6.7 cm long by 5.2 cm high and 2.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 126 grams.

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Sample of baryte with honey-colored crystals, some of which are gems.
Aesthetic piece despite a few slight scattered breaks.
It comes from Iglesias, Province of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy.
Weighing 311 grams, it measures 8.7 cm long by 7.2 cm wide and 4.7 cm at its thickest.

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Good sample of baryte with honey-colored gem crystals.
Aesthetic piece despite a few slight scattered breaks.
It comes from Iglesias, Province of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy.
Weighing 154 grams, it measures 6.7 cm long by 5.5 cm wide and 3.6 cm thick.

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A classic of French mineralogy, with this hematite in sheets on red jasper.
This specimen comes from Saphoz, Esmoulières, Lure, Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
It measures 10 cm long by 4.7 cm wide and 2.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 197 grams.

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Sample ofepidote with fan-shaped crystals of a sustained color and good shine.
Called "pistachite", these pieces come from the Los Serranos Quarry, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.
This specimen measures 11.6 cm long by 5.7 cm wide and 4 cm thick.
Its weight is 263 grams.

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Sample of clinochlore green, mineral from the chlorite family, associated with vesuvianite.
It comes from Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, locality rarely proposed for the species.
This specimen, measures 9.7 cm wide by 6.8 cm high and 7 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 396 grams.

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Sample of clinochlore associated with vesuvianite, from a locality rarely proposed for this mineral from the chlorite family.
It comes from Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
This specimen measures 9.9 cm wide by 5.5 cm high and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 241 grams.

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Well presented piece with a main crystal of calcite in the middle of pompoms of baryte cream color.
It comes from the Cuzac quarry in Lot, France.
This baryte measures 10 cm long by 5.2 cm and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 316 grams.

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Typical association of the mine of Peyrebrune, Castres, Tarn, France.
This piece presents a crystallization of siderite covered by calcite and a micro-crystallization of pyrite.
Weighing 596 grams, it measures 13 cm long by 9.2 cm wide and 4.4 cm at the highest.

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Piece with an aesthetic presentation, typical of the Malines mine, Saint Laurent the miner, Gard, France.
It features two groups of white crested barite pompoms on a carpet of red sphalerite.
This 739 gram specimen measures 15.1 cm long by 8.2 cm wide and 4.4 cm thick.

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Typical association of the mine from Peyrebrune, Castres, Tarn, France.
This piece presents a crystallization of siderite, a few cubes of yellow fluorite covered with calcite, and a little barite and sphalerite.
Weighing 588 grams, it measures 15.7 cm long by 5.2 cm wide and 5.3 cm at the highest.

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Sample of gypsum "sand rose" which comes from Gargas in Vaucluse, France.
It was formed between a layer of gypsum of the Ludient and an impermeable layer.
This specimen weighs 242 grams.
It measures 7 cm long by 4.7 cm wide and 4.3 cm thick.

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Piece of sphalerite, in mamelon formation, very shiny appearance.
The matrix is in raw sphalerite with inclusions of pyrite or chalcopyrite.
This sample from an old collection comes from Romania, certainly from the Boldut mine, Cavnic.
It measures 10.1 cm long by 5.3 cm high and 3.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 283 grams.

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Aesthetic presentation for this piece of quartz topped with needles of manganite.
This specimen measures 8.1 cm wide by 6.5 cm high and 5.1 cm thick.
It comes from the Imini mine, Province of Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Its weight is 207 grams.

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Calcite of good quality in dog teeth chocolate coloured with a beautiful shine.
It comes from the El Potosi mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua in Mexico.
This specimen measures 13.6 cm wide by 7.4 cm high and 6.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 649 grams.

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Manganocalcite crystallized on both sides, very reactive to UV.
Piece from the Santa Barbara mine, municipality of Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico.
It measures 8.8 cm long by 5.5 cm wide and 3.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 176 grams.

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